Samba Trail – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Wülfrath-Aprath

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Wülfrath

Samba Trail – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Wülfrath-Aprath

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Samba Trail – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Wülfrath-Aprath

03:03

45.1km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.44 km

Samba Trail

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The Samba terrace is extremely beautiful. The route is very varied.

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7.91 km

Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo

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after going up the very steep road, you are on the Samabtrasse

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8.26 km

View of the Tiger Enclosure from the Sambatrasse

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Tiger watching from above by bike and for free? Where else is there something like that? So go!

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29.9 km

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

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An impressive cut into the mountain, with enormous effort
That had to happen when the track was built - Anno 1884.

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32.6 km

Panoramic View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

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Above the roofs of Wuppertal. Great views of the city.

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33.1 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

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Always nice. That makes exactly the flair of the Nordbahntrasse. The viaducts, from which one looks over Wuppertal. In the evening from Barmen in the direction of Elberfeld you drive right into the sunset

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34.5 km

View of Wuppertal from the Kuhler Viaduct on the Nordbahntrasse

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The Kuhler Viaduct is one of the large and long viaducts of the northern railway line. From the top super passable and a nice view over the city. Below you …

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34.6 km

Rott Tunnel

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The Nordbahntrasse in Wuppertal is an approximately 22 km long, wide footpath, cycle path and inline skater path on the former railway lines 2423 (Rhenish line) and 2713 (coal railway). …

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37.8 km

Viewpoint

45.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.7 km

9.00 km

7.19 km

3.01 km

1.64 km

320 m

237 m

Surfaces

31.9 km

5.06 km

4.93 km

2.40 km

679 m

168 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

15°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 23, 2022,Drei-Trassen Runde mit Putin-Baum (Nevigeser Strasse, Nordbahntrasse bis Schee, Schwarzbachtrasse, Langerfeld, Blombachtalbrücke, Südhöhen, Cronenfeld, Sambatrasse, Sonnborn, Nordbahntrasse)

Please excuse the unnecessary dangling in the GPS tracking at the "Fuck You Putin Tree".

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March 6, 2022,Trassenhoppingtour

Another warm-up lap in the best weather (track hopping)

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August 8, 2025,🚲 Ronsdorf - Langerfeld - Brill 🚲

This tour had only one reason, well, two 😄.
On the one hand, I wanted to get some exercise, and on the other, I really wanted to visit the Trassengarten, as it was usually closed whenever I passed by. Bottom line: It wasn't my last visit 🍺😃

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September 19, 2025,Um Wuppertal (inverse)

Today I did something really crazy. I did my home loop the other way around 😵 😄. My back still hurts a bit, but the weather was just too nice, so I decided to test what I could do. So, I took a leisurely ride along the trails with a few breaks along the way. It was wonderful in this …

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June 11, 2025,Alltagsroute um Wuppertal 🚴‍♂️👋

Today I was out cycling around Wuppertal with the ADFC (German Cyclists' Association) as part of the "City Cycling" campaign. The topic was "inspecting" the route, which is planned to be developed as a daily route at some point.

Let's just say there's still a lot to do. Unless you're riding on the Nordbahntrasse or the Sambatrasse. The Südhöhen area …

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February 8, 2023,Radtour rund ums Tal der Wupper

Today arrival by train to W-Vohwinkel. First it went down towards Sonnborn, then really up again. I was rewarded with the most beautiful views of the Wupper valley. After lunch we went along the Nordbahntrasse back to the starting point. Thanks to the DB, the train rides 🚆 were on time and the elevators were in operation. 😀

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September 13, 2021,300

Today I cycle to work to do a lap after work. Today I did my 300th tour at Komoot 🥳😎😂💪🏼! Never thought I'd be so steadfast The tour was actually planned a little differently, but I changed it a little at the end because it was too late and a few more meters in altitude would have been waiting for …

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